56. Elven Ruins – The Elven Kingdom

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“Mama. Mama. Hoo. Haaaa!”

Reina clutched the letter and name tag left by Rachel, tears streaming down her face. Yoo Eun-ha comforted her.

I still felt dazed.

“You there. Can you tell me about my daughter? How was she raised?”

“You there. I never thought I’d ask this of a girl, but please, take care of my daughter in the future. Promise me.”

“Okay. That’s enough. Thank you. I’ll trust only you.”

Rachel’s words still echoed vividly in my mind.

Now, everything made sense.

Rachel Silverluck was a character who entered the repository and became a recorded entity.

Since I brought her record from the repository, Rachel grew weaker over time.

I should have noted the safety guideline that only one person could enter.

The guideline was created by elves, who treated humans like themselves in the Elven Kingdom.

Also, the name tag was unreadable, likely in the Elven language.

“Shit.”

What about my mother-daughter affair?

How could this happen? The mother-daughter affair I dreamed of, something only seen in comics, is ruined.

Yoo Eun-ha wailed. Grrraaahhh!

It’s not possible. I can’t give up my goal here.

“Acaisic Records. Can I re-enter the repository?”

[It’s possible. But it’s a tangled spacetime. The number of future possibilities if the Master re-enters is countless.]

“I have to go.”

For now, I’ll go alone later.

What’s important now is ending the Elven Kingdom event.

“Reina. Let’s get up. Our task begins now that we’ve entered the repository.”

“Can’t we re-enter the repository?”

“Reina, calm down.”

“I want to go in.”

“You can’t. My level allows me to enter, but since your blood activated the repository, you can’t go in.”

Upon entering the repository, Reina’s noble blood activated it. She was likely recognized as the Master.

“Haa. Haa. Haaaa!”

I gently hugged the crying Reina.

“But-“

“How?”

“I can enter, so I’ll definitely save your mother. After finishing the upcoming events, I’ll take responsibility.”

Not just for Reina, but to thoroughly punish that stubborn elf who toyed with me.

“Events?”

“We need to go there.”

In the middle of the repository control room stood a massive portal.

It looked different from portals in Korea, more like a magical artifact, emitting a temporal storm vibe. Remarkably, it was a portal to enter the Records.

Approaching it, a voice spoke directly to my mind.

-The Elven Kingdom was founded 500 years ago by the first Silverluck Queen, who defeated the Demon King with the Hero. After the war, she unified the scattered elves and established the kingdom in a fertile southern land. However, after 500 years, the Empire, allied with the Demon King, invaded globally. The Elven Kingdom, once an ally to the Empire, collapsed. Ah, the shameful years are recorded here. To the noble Silverluck lineage, don’t forget the glorious Elven history. Rebuild the kingdom and defeat the Empire! Save your oppressed kin from the Demon King!-

Wow, hearing it aloud is overwhelming. My heart swells with pride.

Glancing at Reina, tears streamed from her eyes. She is an elf, after all, with Elven blood running hot.

“Let’s go in.

“But aren’t you suspicious? It doesn’t look like an ordinary portal.”

“It’s just a type of portal.”

Of course, Yoo Eun-ha quickly identified the portal’s nature.

With Yoo Eun-ha’s confirmation, the portal was deemed safe for Reina, and we three entered together.

Whoosh!

A blinding light enveloped us, spinning our bodies. It truly felt like a temporal storm. After a while, the world stabilized.

A new world greeted us.

Opening my eyes revealed a fantasy world like those in novels or anime.

“Hm?”

What greeted us were elves, sharply wary of us.

Pointed ears, pale skin, golden hair, and perfectly chiseled features-undeniably attractive. But don’t be fooled.

As per the setting, Choi Si-woo realized that even the male elves looked feminine, so one must check for a penis.

Everyone wore military uniforms, some heavily armored like knights.

“Do you want to do this here?”

Reina and Yoo Eun-ha pinched me from both sides.

It’s natural to be honest about lust sometimes.

“Who are you?”

The elves readied their swords, spears, and bows, poised to attack.

First, I needed to pacify these enraged elves.

“We-“

“Captain! Two humans and one half-elf!”

The elves conversed among themselves, continuing the original story’s plot, leaving me disinterested.

“Are you Empire spies? Who are you?”

An elf soldier jabbed me with his spear.

Rude, even when I’m barely holding back vomit.

“Shit. Damn it.”

“One of the humans uses words like ‘shit’ and ‘damn it.'”

“So, are your names ‘Shit,’ ‘Damn,’ and ‘It’? No country has such names, and the Empire doesn’t either. Who are you?”

Where would such names come from?

“We ended up here, and those aren’t our names.”

Who do they think we are?

“So, you’re not with the Empire?”

“We don’t even know what the Empire is. Our clothing is different, isn’t it?”

The Empire has a medieval European vibe, typical of fantasy humans, as described by Choi Si-woo.

“Indeed. So, unless you’re Empire spies or monsters, there’s only one answer. Can you use magic or weapons?”

“What’s going on?”

“Damn Empire spies and monsters are invading. Many forts have fallen, and this place won’t last long. I don’t know how you got here, but if you’re not Empire spies or monsters, you must be the foreigners from the prophecy. It’s foolish, but please help us.”

Only a few days left? No time to enjoy. Reina must consider this her homeland.

Must produce golems or face defeat. I can’t single-handedly protect all elves.

“Let’s think for a moment.”

“Alright.”

Why would they detain us and immediately recruit us? I thought time had passed since entering the repository.

“Yoo Eun-ha, what’s going on?”

“It seems we’ve come to the time of the Elven Kingdom’s fall.”

The elves’ urgent war preparations reveal the answer.

“What should we do here?”

“Prevent the kingdom’s fall or buy time for the elves to escape.”

Originally, preventing the fall seems impossible.

“What about Acaisic Records?”

“We need golems. We need Yoo Eun-ha’s help.”

In the original story, the kingdom couldn’t be saved.

Specifically, Choi Si-woo and the heroes could only buy time for the elves to flee to their old lands.

As a reward, the current elven queen would give Reina a catalyst for her full elf awakening.

But I have no intention of that.

Having come this far, I’ll save the Elven Kingdom. It will yield better rewards.

And I’ll save Rachel. Can’t give up on the mother-daughter affair.

“How?”

In the original story, the capital is attacked first.

Helpless against the Empire and Demon armies, they face a crisis, with Choi Si-woo and heroes only managing to maintain barriers before fleeing.

“I’ll go buy time. Yoo Eun-ha, please produce golems. Elves, may I borrow some magic stones?”

They have a concept of magic stones here, proof that golems can be produced in this world.

“But for maintaining barriers-“

“Not you.”

“We need something now.”

The elves, who moments ago wary of us, debated whether to trust or detain us.

They likely won’t even use the magic stones until their end. Later, Choi Si-woo would raid the magic stone warehouse to strike the enemy.

So, using them now is fine.

“Then, please provide Yoo Eun-ha with what she needs. Decide later based on her creations.”

“That’s possible.”

We found a compromise.

Yoo Eun-ha had mastered golem production.

With the designs in her mind, creating them didn’t take long.

She first made small robots-tiny golems charged with magic stones, capable of firing magic projectiles.

“Is it too small?”

“No, that’s why it’s needed. Many of these can withstand even the Empire and Demon armies.”

In the original story, the Empire and Demon armies were manageable for Choi Si-woo and heroes. Yoo Eun-ha’s golems, even at hunter level, would hold their own with numbers.

“We need the queen’s permission.”

“Yes.”

The Elven Queen. The Elven Kingdom has always been ruled by women.

Not due to female supremacy, but tradition that only those with nurturing appearances can rule. Naturally, women fit this, as men rarely have such endearing features.

In the past, men with ample physiques became kings, but elves value beauty, leading women to inherit the throne.

In short-

We were escorted by soldiers to meet the queen.

“Are you the foreigners?”

“Huh!”

Her ample breasts! Voluptuous figure! Compassionate gaze! She embodies the true queen.

“Maman.”

It was Maman.